Spoiler Alert: This piece talks about the Netflix-licensed series Hi Score Girl. If you haven’t hipped yourself to it, please do so. When you meet The One, you know. An oldie but a goodie Usually, it hits you like a ton of bricks. For me, it hit me like Eddy Gordo’s capoeira. While courting my […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Jay Wonder Says "Don’t Fall In Love"
Jay Wonder dropped some sad-ass music. That’s not an insult, though. The song is just legitimately sad and pulls you back to “the one who got away because you were too slow/too stupid to do anything” or “the one who you broke up with and you thought would get back together with you but didn’t.” […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Garrison Elijaah Drops "Favorite Type of Drug" Visuals
Sorry for the wait. Garrison Elijaah, fresh off his Lil Piece of Freedom EP, dropped the visuals to his track “Favorite Type of Drug” recently. I’m a fan of the minimalist approach in the video, which finds Elijaah getting his hair taken care of by an unseen woman. It lets the song speak more for […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Jacobi Ryan Talks to God About Love in "Is It You"
Oklahoma rapper Jacobi Ryan recently hit my inbox up to discuss his latest endeavor. The Lawton-born, Oklahoma City-residing artist has his sights aimed high, as he plans to release weekly songs–along with visuals and a podcast to go along with each track. The movement, “#52in365,” is a very ambitious one, since he’s manning several wheels at […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @EsoXoSupreme Channels The Weeknd in Lines Visuals
I recently had the chance to check out Eso.Xo.Supreme’s “Lines” video from his Lonely Ghost project (SOTBMusic review here). The first thing that came to my mind was “whoa, this definitely reminds me of something that you would’ve seen from The Weeknd when he first dropped.” The trippy, lo-fi effects mixed in with the haunting production from […]
Read moreSOTBMusic’s Valentine’s Day Playlist
I’m trying something a bit different this year and compiling a playlist of some of my favorite songs to listen to when I’m in the mood for love. The list is not exhaustive, but these are some of my favorites. Some of the choices may seem a bit odd. For instance, I chose Raheem DeVaughn’s […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @rickydavaine Wants to Be Your Provider on New Track
This one is a dagger towards jaded members of “Men Ain’t Shit” Twitter and says to them “I’m not trash, check me out.” Whether or not Ricky’ll be successful in changing someone from that camp’s mind (or if the “not all men are trash” Twitter camp is kinda silly in of itself) aside, this is […]
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